Claims that ministers collapsed China spy trial branded disgraceful and baseless'

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"The attorney general has hit out at disgraceful allegations made towards the prime minister and national security adviser following the collapse of the China spy case, and admitted he is extremely concerned about the impact the case will have on public trust in national security. Lord Richard Hermer told a parliamentary committee that suggestions that politicians had somehow improperly interfered in this case to stop a prosecution were made without evidence."

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